The Task And Other Poems1891 |
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... secure , His legs depending at the open door . Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o'er his head , And sweet the clerk below ; but neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores the sick man dead , Nor his ...
... secure , His legs depending at the open door . Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o'er his head , And sweet the clerk below ; but neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores the sick man dead , Nor his ...
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... secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And heavy - laden ...
... secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And heavy - laden ...
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... secure Where man , by nature fierce , has laid aside His fierceness , having learnt , though slow to learn The manners and the arts of civil life . His wants , indeed , are many ; but supply Is obvious ; placed within the easy reach Of ...
... secure Where man , by nature fierce , has laid aside His fierceness , having learnt , though slow to learn The manners and the arts of civil life . His wants , indeed , are many ; but supply Is obvious ; placed within the easy reach Of ...
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... Sovereign and most effectual to secure A form , not now gymnastic as of yore , From rickets and distortion , else , our lot . But thus admonished we can walk erect , One proof at least of manhood ; while the friend THE TASK . 53.
... Sovereign and most effectual to secure A form , not now gymnastic as of yore , From rickets and distortion , else , our lot . But thus admonished we can walk erect , One proof at least of manhood ; while the friend THE TASK . 53.
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... secure To thy straw - couch , and slumber unalarmed ; For I have gained thy confidence , have pledged All that is human in me to protect Thine unsuspecting gratitude and love . If I survive thee I will dig thy grave , And when I place ...
... secure To thy straw - couch , and slumber unalarmed ; For I have gained thy confidence , have pledged All that is human in me to protect Thine unsuspecting gratitude and love . If I survive thee I will dig thy grave , And when I place ...
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